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A midweek stop at Lincoln and a weekend at Williams Grove begin the next chapter between the two sides
Sprint Car racing’s fiercest rivalry is ready to be renewed.
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Series is heading to Pennsylvania for the first time in 2025 where the PA Posse await. The two sides have battled for bragging rights for decades, and they’re set for another three battles this week.
First up is the Gettysburg Clash at Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway on Tuesday, May 6. Then it’s over to Mechanicsburg, PA’s Williams Grove Speedway for the HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup on Friday-Saturday, May 9-10. Saturday’s winner will bank $20,000, a $15,000 winner’s share plus a Morgan Cup $5,000 bonus.
There will also be some off-track fun on Thursday, May 8 as the Hershey Sprint Car Experience takes place at Hersheypark Stadium. Fans are encouraged to come out from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to meet many drivers from both the World of Outlaws and PA Posse and celebrate the region’s rich racing history.
The stage is set. The opposing sides are ready for battle. The fans are ready to bring their passion to the track. It’s time to race in Pennsylvania.
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Let’s look at the top storylines entering PA:
ADVANTAGE OUTLAWS: Bragging rights belong to the World of Outlaws as the rivalry is brought back to life.
The Greatest Show on Dirt took five of the showdowns in 2024, making it two straight seasons of supremacy for the travelers. The 2022 chapter was the last time the Posse came out on top when the last battle was complete.
Fortunately for the Posse, they do hold one advantage over the World of Outlaws as the week begins. The one Feature they claimed last year was the Morgan Cup as T.J. Stutts stunned the world at Williams Grove, meaning the coveted cup is in the Posse’s possession until it’s put up for grabs on Saturday night.
POWER IN PA: No matter how loud the fans may boo, Pennsylvania has never intimidated Donny Schatz during his legendary World of Outlaws career.
His Williams Grove résumé is astonishing. Twenty-one times he’s slayed the Posse at the historic half mile. That’s the most amount he’s won with The Greatest Show on Dirt at any track. Among those victories is a record six National Open titles. He’s also been on the podium in 57 of his 144 Feature starts at Williams Grove, meaning he comes home in the top three nearly 40% of the time. Over at Lincoln Schatz is the most recent Series victor, topping last October’s visit for his second win in the Pigeon Hills.
Schatz will head to Pennsylvania on the heels of his best finish of the year. He wheeled the No. 15 from 10th to second at Eldora Speedway and nearly challenged for the victory.
GRAVEL AT THE GROVE: Schatz isn’t the only World of Outlaws champion with a long list of accomplishments at Williams Grove.
It’s where he first raced a 410 Sprint Car. It’s where the seventh win of his World of Outlaws career came when he took the Roth Motorsports No. 83 to a National Open title. That was the first of now nine Series scores at the half mile. The most recent lifted him to 100 career victories, making Gravel only the eighth driver to reach the mark. If he can pick up his 10th Williams Grove World of Outlaws win, he’d join Steve Kinser (38), Donny Schatz (21), Mark Kinser (18), Lance Dewease (17), and Sammy Swindell (16) as the sixth driver with double digits.
The defending champion is fresh off bagging his sixth victory of the year by leading every lap at Eldora Speedway. His point lead is at 80 markers.
HOME WATERS: A trio of races in Pennsylvania means a trio of races on home turf for World of Outlaws veteran Logan Schuchart. The Hanover, PA native cut his teeth in the “Keystone State” before beginning what’s blossomed into a 12-year World of Outlaws career with Shark Racing.
Thirteen years ago, Schuchart topped the All Star Circuit of Champions at Williams Grove for his first 410 Sprint Car win at the Mechanicsburg, PA facility. It took him more than 50 attempts to beat The Greatest Show on Dirt there, but he finally broke through with a last lap pass in 2023. At Lincoln Schuchart is a two-time local winner, claiming a pair in 2013. His closest call to a Lincoln World of Outlaws win was a 2020 runner-up.
The No. 1S team sits second in points with 19 races in the books. Schuchart has been in the top five in five of the last six races.
CA IN PA: Despite California’s bullrings being wildly different from the characteristics of Pennsylvania’s tracks, a trio of “Golden State” gassers with the World of Outlaws have found success in PA.
Lemoore, CA’s Carson Macedo has visited Williams Grove Victory Lane four times. He bested the Posse in a 2020 local race aboard the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2. Since joining forces with Jason Johnson Racing, he’s won thrice in World of Outlaws action including a pair of National Opens. He’s won twice at Lincoln, claiming an ASCoC race in 2018 before a local score in 2020.
Williams Grove is where Giovanni Scelzi became the youngest competitor to win a World of Outlaws Feature in 2018. “Hot Sauce” was only 16 years old when he took the Indy Race Parts No. 71 to his first Series victory. The Fresno, CA native won a local Lincoln race with his current KCP Racing team in 2022.
Michael “Buddy” Kofoid was the most recent Californian to conquer Williams Grove as he and Roth Motorsports took the National Open prelim last October. Like Scelzi, Kofoid invaded Lincoln in 2022 to steal a local event.
THE POSSE: The reason the World of Outlaws and Pennsylvania Posse is the sport’s biggest rivalry is PA has proven to consistently give the country’s best drivers their toughest local competition and expect no different this week.
Dillsburg, PA’s Anthony Macri leads the local contingent against the World of Outlaws. He’s already won five times in 2025 including two apiece at Lincoln and Williams Grove. “The Concrete Kid” claimed the 2023 Gettysburg Clash in thrilling fashion with a last lap pass. He’s yet to win at Williams Grove with the World of Outlaws, but he’s been in the top five in nine of his last 17 tries including a pair of podiums.
Lance Dewease is always one to watch when The Greatest Show on Dirt invades the porch, especially at Williams Grove. Of the Fayetteville, PA native’s 20 career Series triumphs, 17 of them have come courtesy of “The Grove.”
Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg, PA) will be on the hunt for his first World of Outlaws checkered flag since 2019. The first two of his career came at Lincoln (2012 and 2013), and he added two more at Williams Grove in 2015 and 2016). He’s a three-time local winner this season with a pair at BAPS Motor Speedway and one at Lincoln.
York, PA’s Chase Dietz has elevated his name into the favorites to defend home turf for the Posse. He hasn’t finished worse than fourth in four tries at Lincoln this year with Stehman Motorsports including a win in the track’s season opener. Last October he picked up a World of Outlaws podium at Williams Grove.
Expect plenty of more Posse power this week including reigning Morgan Cup champion T.J. Stutts (Liverpool, PA), Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville, PA), Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA), Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover, PA), Kyle Moody (Wellsville, PA), Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove, PA), and more.
THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
WHEN AND WHERE
Tuesday, May 6 at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA
Friday-Saturday, May 9-10 at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA
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CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (19/84 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (2694 PTS)
2. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-80 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-114 PTS)
4. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-146 PTS)
5. Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 (-218 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15 (-262 PTS)
7. Giovanni Scelzi – KCP Racing No. 18 (-274 PTS)
8. Bill Balog – B2 Motorsports No. 17B (-360 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-428 PTS)
10. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-428 PTS)
NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (10 Drivers):
6 Wins – David Gravel
3 Wins – Kyle Larson
2 Wins – Michael Kofoid, Carson Macedo
1 Win – Christopher Bell, Bill Balog, Giovanni Scelzi, Logan Schuchart, Rico Abreu, Sheldon Haudenschild
FEATURE LAPS LED (14 Drivers):
156 Laps – David Gravel
76 Laps – Kyle Larson
73 Laps – Logan Schuchart
65 Laps – Michael Kofoid
47 Laps – Carson Macedo
40 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
39 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi
19 Laps – Bill Balog
17 Laps – Emerson Axsom, Rico Abreu
16 Laps – Cole Macedo
9 Laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
8 Laps – Christopher Bell, Aaron Reutzel
SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (11 Drivers):
9 Quick Times – David Gravel
1 Quick Time – Emerson Axsom, Kyle Larson, Danny Sams III, Logan Schuchart, Anthony Macri, Carson Macedo, Aaron Reutzel, Rico Abreu, Michael Kofoid, Sheldon Haudenschild
HEAT RACE WINNERS (26 Drivers):
10 Heat Wins – David Gravel
9 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
7 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
6 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart, Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Heat Wins – Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Michael Kofoid
2 Heat Wins – Brian Brown, Jacob Allen, Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom, Giovanni Scelzi
1 Heat Win – Hunter Schuerenberg, Anthony Macri, Garet Williamson, Bryce Lucius, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Conner Morrell, Donny Schatz, Danny Dietrich, Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Rico Abreu, Tyler Courtney, Zach Hampton
TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (38 Drivers):
16 Dashes – David Gravel
15 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
12 Dashes – Carson Macedo
9 Dashes – Bill Balog, Sheldon Haudenschild
8 Dashes – Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi
6 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
5 Dashes – Brian Brown
4 Dashes – Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo
3 Dashes – Christopher Bell, Aaron Reutzel, Tyler Courtney
2 Dashes – Danny Sams III, Jacob Allen, Anthony Macri, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Austin McCarl, Donny Schatz, Rico Abreu, Parker Price-Miller
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Brad Sweet, Ryan Timms, Hunter Schuerenberg, Spencer Bayston, Conner Morrell, Bryce Lucius, Christopher Thram, Danny Dietrich, Tanner Thorson, Carson McCarl, Brady Bacon, Zach Hampton, Kelby Watt, Ashton Torgerson
MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (13 Drivers):
3 LCS Wins – Giovanni Scelzi
2 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Christopher Thram, Ryan Timms, Garet Williamson
1 LCS Win – Chris Martin, Anthony Macri, Bryce Lucius, Conner Morrell, Blake Hahn, J.J. Hickle, Zach Hampton, Emerson Axsom
KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (11 Drivers):
3 Hard Chargers – Ryan Timms, Chris Windom, Logan Schuchart
2 Hard Chargers – Skylar Gee, Garet Williamson
1 Hard Charger – Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo, Zach Hampton, Bill Balog, Hunter Schuerenberg, Michael Kofoid
PODIUM FINISHES (18 Drivers):
11 Podiums – David Gravel
8 Podiums – Carson Macedo
7 Podiums – Logan Schuchart
6 Podiums – Kyle Larson
5 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
3 Podiums – Giovanni Scelzi
2 Podiums – Christopher Bell, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sheldon Haudenschild
1 Podium – Aaron Reutzel, Jacob Allen, Bill Balog, Emerson Axsom, Donny Schatz, Rico Abreu, Tyler Courtney, Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo
TOP 10 FINISHES (35 Drivers):
19 Top 10s – David Gravel
18 Top 10s – Logan Schuchart
17 Top 10s – Carson Macedo
14 Top 10s – Michael Kofoid
12 Top 10s – Donny Schatz, Giovanni Scelzi
11 Top 10s – Sheldon Haudenschild
8 Top 10s – Bill Balog
6 Top 10s – Emerson Axsom, Kyle Larson, Cole Macedo
5 Top 10s – Chris Windom, Tyler Courtney, Hunter Schuerenberg
4 Top 10s – Aaron Reutzel, Brad Sweet, Garet Williamson
3 Top 10s – Ryan Timms, Justin Peck, Anthony Macri
2 Top 10s – Christopher Bell, Jacob Allen, Spencer Bayston, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Austin McCarl, Rico Abreu, Parker Price-Miller, Brady Bacon, Zach Hampton
1 Top 10 – Danny Sams III, Skylar Gee, Conner Morrell, Tanner Thorson, Kerry Madsen, Brian Brown
2025 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins)
1. Wed, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Carson Macedo (1)
2. Thurs, Feb 8 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Christopher Bell (1)
3. Fri, Feb 9 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Kyle Larson (1)
4. Sat, Feb 10 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Kyle Larson (2)
5. Sun, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (1)
6. Mon, March 3 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (2)
7. Fri, March 7 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Bill Balog (1)
8. Sat, March 8 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / David Gravel (3)
9. Fri, March 14 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Giovanni Scelzi (1)
10. Sat, March 15 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Michael Kofoid (1)
11. Fri, March 21 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / David Gravel (4)
12. Sat, March 22 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / David Gravel (5)
13. Fri, March 28 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / Michael Kofoid (2)
14. Fri, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Carson Macedo (2)
15. Sat, April 12 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (1)
16. Sat, April 19 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Rico Abreu (1)
17. Fri, April 25 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Kyle Larson (3)
18. Sat, April 26 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
19. Fri, May 2 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / David Gravel (6)
For the complete 2025 schedule, CLICK HERE.
